A NINE-YEAR-OLD boy is in a critical condition after his clothes caught fire in a backyard.
The boy from Millmerran suffered burns to 45 per cent of his body, including his face on Sunday night, an RACQ CareFlight Rescue spokesperson said.
It is believed he was standing near a drum fire in his family’s backyard when his clothes caught fire.
The boy’s mother and father also suffered burns in their efforts to extinguish the flames.
A CareFlight doctor and paramedics treated the boy before he was flown to Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.
The father was treated at Millmerran Hospital and the mother was flown to Brisbane alongside her son.
The boy travelled in a critical condition, while his mother, in a stable condition.
The same rescue crew attended a property near Stanthorpe earlier on Sunday for another boy, aged 9, injured in a motocross accident.
He was flown in a stable condition to Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital with suspected spinal injuries.
Life-threatening crash injuries
TWO men have been taken to hospital, one in a critical condition, after two motorcycles collided near Inglewood on Monday.
Inglewood Police Sergeant Tim Hoffman said a 70-year-old Kyoomba man has life-threatening injuries, while another man, 39, from Stanthorpe received minor injuries in the crash.
“Our understanding is that the Kyoomba man’s condition hasn’t changed overnight and that he is still in a critical condition,” Sergeant Hoffman said.
The collision occurred at 11am near the intersection of Nandawar Tin Hut and Tobacco roads.
Both men were taken to Toowoomba hospital after they were thrown from their motorcycles when the bikes collided.
Police believe one of the riders drove into the back of the other motorcycle. The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.
Multiple drug offences laid
A MAN will appear in Stanthorpe court next month after he was charged with several drug offences.
Stanthorpe Police executed a search warrant on an Amosfield Road, Stanthorpe, residence on Tuesday. A small amount of cannabis and a number of other drug-related items were located and seized.
The 22-year-old man has been served Notice to Appear in the Stanthorpe Magistrates’ Court next month, charged with possession of a dangerous drug, possession of a controlled drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of drug utensils and failure to dispose of a syringe.
Rego goes up and up
QUEENSLAND is one of the most expensive places in Australia to own a car, and it’s about to become even pricier.
The State Government will raise vehicle registration fees again on 1 July.
The fees will increase at more than twice the rate of inflation, and come on top of a 3.5 per cent rise in Queensland driver’s licence fees due to take effect on 1 July, according to the RACQ.
Registration of a four-cylinder car is set to rise by about $12, a six-cylinder car will go up by about $17, while an eight-cylinder car will rise by $23.
It will take registration for four-cylinder cars from $328.90 to $340.40 and six-cylinder cars from $492.30 to $509.50.
